6 Jun
2005
6 Jun
'05
1:11 p.m.
My English is bad, so if I don't have a reason, please correct me:
I readed in GPL:
"2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of
it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute
such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided
that you also meet all of these conditions:
* a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices
stating that you changed the files and the date of any change.
* b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in
whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part
thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties
under the terms of this License.
* c) If the modified program normally reads commands interactively
when run, you must cause it, when started running for such interactive
use in the most ordinary way, to print or display an announcement
including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that there is no
warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users
may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the
user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program
itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement,
your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.)"
As I readed: "(...) You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or
any portion of it, thus forming a work based on the Program (...)"
1) I may modify ReactOS Sources, what I did.
2) I must inform, that I modified ReactOS Sources, so I wrote as: "Based
on ReactOS Technology". In GPL isn't any fragment that means that I must
write all authors of this file.
If i don't have reason, please correct me and quote me any fragment of
GPL, that constains this reason.
Yours faithfully,
Rafal Kupiec
Alex Ionescu wrote:
Rafal Kupiec wrote:
I hope so.
Thanks!
Rafal,
I am checking out your kernel code (because what's what I work in) and I
noticed you've removed all notices of my copyright on those files. I
cannot speak for other developers, but for myself, I am disgusted and
pissed. I retain all copyright on the code that I've written (which
means about 40% of your kernel) and I demand for my name and contact
information to be re-added to your sources. What you are doing is
illegal under copyright law. You cannot take a book, rip out the
copyright notice and write "WRITTEN BY RAFAL KUPIEC".
I am willing to assume that you've made an honest mistake. I'm hoping
that you will change the files which contain my copyright on them to
reflect this. I assume other developers would want the same, but I
cannot legally speak up for them.
Best regards,
Alex Ionescu